Turkey’s top court rules house arrest without questioning suspect violated rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) ruled that a lower court unlawfully restricted a suspect’s freedom by ordering house arrest without questioning the suspect and by...
EP’s Piri says situation in Turkey worsening as EU expresses concern over measures against...
The situation in Turkey is worsening on every visit, the European Parliament’s (EP) Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri said during a visit to the critical...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects CHP application to cancel 13 gov’t decrees
Turkey’s Constitutional Court in a unanimous vote on Friday rejected a petition filed by the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) to abrogate 13...
Turkish authorities not effective in fighting domestic violence, victim interview reveals
A Turkish woman who was repeatedly subjected to violence by her husband talked to Deutsche Welle Turkish service about the incompetence of the police...
Video shows African refugees being tortured by Turkish gang at Greek border
A group of African refugees were tortured at the Turkish-Greek border by a Turkish-speaking gang, according to video footage shared by an İstanbul-based refugee...
Seriously ill 63-year-old kept behind bars on Gülen links
Ramazan Taşkıran, a 63-year-old man suffering from severe kidney disease and disabilities, is being held in prison on conviction of links to the Gülen...
Turkey’s minister of education brands teacher a ‘terrorist’ over hiring-system criticism
Minister of Education Yusuf Tekin publicly accused a teacher of being a “terrorist” after the teacher criticized Turkey’s controversial interview-based hiring system, the TR724...
Roma conscript dies under suspicious circumstances following hate speech by his commander
Caner Sarmaşık, 20, a conscript who was being targeted for being a Roma, died allegedly by suicide while on guard duty on April 29,...
Muiznieks calls on Turkish gov’t to reverse decision on ban of LGBTI activities immediately
Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, has slammed Ankara Governor’s Office decision to ban any event organised by LGBTI organisations, such as...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s ultranationalist ally threatens İYİ Party’s Akşener: My final warning
Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ultranationalist ally and chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has threatened right-wing opposition İYİ Party leader...
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